TECHNOLOGY

A group of scientists from Colorado is using drone technology to keep an eye on activity in Makushin Volcano.

A tech startup that visited Unalaska in 2020 as a potential satellite launch site says they are finalizing their choice of location. And while communication between the company and the city began to fade earlier this year, the startup says Unalaska is still in the running.

The window for Alaska Native tribes to apply for grants to build broadband infrastructure closes Wednesday night.Approximately 60,000 people in Alaska live without broadband, impeding access to services like telemedicine and remote education. In an effort to help communities close that “digital gap,” the federal government has offered $980 million to help deliver broadband to Indigenous tribes throughout the nation.

OptimERA has been experiencing outages over the past couple of days due to wildfires in Washington State, according to Jester Purtteman, Chief Technology…

Two men walking around town are part of GCI's push to bring high-speed internet to Unalaska.GCI Vice President Dan Boyette said their walks will help the…

After missing its third deadline in as many weeks, GCI has postponed the launch of Unalaska’s 4G LTE service indefinitely.Vice President Dan Boyette said…

Once again, GCI has pushed back the launch date for Unalaska’s 4G LTE service — just a week after the company’s last missed deadline.Vice President Dan…

After missing another of its own deadlines, GCI has set a new launch date for Unalaska’s 4G LTE service.Vice President Dan Boyette said the…

While the final decision is still months away, GCI has taken another small step toward bringing high-speed internet to Unalaska.The telecommunications…

GCI is looking into what it would take to bring faster internet to Unalaska. The telecommunications company is evaluating if fiber would be a financially…